NASA’s laser retroreflector arrays aboard GPS III satellites enhance positioning accuracy for Earth navigation and scientific measurements by reflecting laser signals back to ground stations.

FormaTK Systems Ltd., a global developer and manufacturer of advanced aesthetic medical technologies, announces the introduction of FineMotion™, a dedicated 808 nm diode laser treatment technology ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford and collaborators have used femtosecond laser pulses to activate individual single-photon emitters inside high-purity diamond, a step that could make ...

A new laser range-finding technique, inspired by quantum physics, that can measure distances under strong solar background ...

Optical frequency combs—laser sources that emit evenly spaced colors of light—are foundational, ubiquitous tools for ...

The vacuum ultraviolet region is the area of the electromagnetic spectrum lying between X-rays and visible light. It is ...

Nanodiamond quantum sensors mounted on magnetic microbots achieve coherent spin control while moving freely through fluid, a ...

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What’s better than getting several devices to merely cooperate? Totally integrating them into one solution that can perform all their former jobs faster and with unprecedented efficiency. For example, ...

The challenges of terahertz-band components and frequency measurement. How a sophisticated combination of optical and electronic components representing advanced principles are being used to measure ...

TV networks and sports leagues rely heavily on Nielsen to to tell them how many people at home watch football games, tennis matches and auto races. Counting viewers in bars, hotels and offices? That ...